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Laredo ISD board approves hiring of executive director for CCMR Advanced Academics

Laredo Independent School District Board of Trustees · November 18, 2024
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Summary

The Laredo Independent School District board approved the recommendation to hire Monica Calles as executive director for CCMR Advanced Academics in Schools of Innovation after a brief executive session; no action was reported from the closed session itself.

The Laredo Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to approve the recommendation to hire Monica Calles as executive director for CCMR Advanced Academics in Schools of Innovation.

Dr. Sylvia Guerra Rios introduced the item and recommended Calles for the professional position. The board moved into executive session under Texas Government Code §551.074 to consider the recommendation; members later reconvened and Dr. Rios presented the hire recommendation in open session. A motion to approve the appointment was moved and seconded and the board voted to approve the hire. Board members offered congratulations to the appointee immediately after the vote.

The board’s discussion of the position began with the identification of the vacancy and the recommendation; the meeting record notes the use of the executive-session statutory authority for personnel deliberations. The minutes state no action was taken during the closed session itself. The motion to hire was made in open session and adopted, though the roll-call vote was recorded as a voice vote ('aye') and individual vote tallies were not specified in the transcript.

The appointment fills the role described as executive director for CCMR Advanced Academics in Schools of Innovation. The board did not detail salary, start date, or reporting lines in the open discussion captured in the transcript. The board moved on to election-related business after accepting the recommendation.